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J v FROST MOP WRINGER.

(ModeL) ,7'73. Patented Dec. 16.- 1890.

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JOIIN FROST, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND GEORGE IV. IIININGER, OF SAME PLACE.

: MOP-WRINGER.

SFECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 442,773, dated December 16, 1890.

Application filed July 2, 1890. Serial No. 357,543. (Model-l To all whom it may concern: pass the end of a handle N, carrying aspring Be it known that I, JOHN FROST, of Omaha, N, adapted to engage the inside of the socket, in the county of Douglas and State of Neso as to holdthe handlein place. Other suitbraska, have invented a new and Improved able means may be employed for fastening 5 Mop-Wringer, of which the followingis a full, the handle to the socket. H

clear, and exact description. The trunnions J of the'rollerJ pass through The object of the invention is to provide a slots 0, formed in arms 0, pivoted to the new and improved mop-wringer, which is simtrunnions I of the roller I, so that when the ple and durable in construction, very effective frame K is swung by means of the handle N to in operation, and serves for easily wringing the said trunnions J pass forward and backthe mop without soiling the operators hands ward in the slots 0 of the arms 0. or upsetting the bucket or pail. To the cross-bar D is secured an arm P,

The invention consists in certain parts and which extends upward along the inside of the details and combinations of the same, as will pail, bends over the top rim of the same, and 15 be described hereinafter, and then pointed out then extends downward to be provided near in the claims. its lower end with a foot-piece P, adapted to Reference is to behad to the accompanying be engaged by the operators foot when using I drawings, forming apart of this specification, the mop-wringer. The upper end of the arm in which similar letters of reference indicate P is connected by a spring Q with the socket 7o 20 corresponding parts in both the figures. K of the frame K, the said spring having the Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the tendency to hold the frame K in an outermost improvement as applied, and Fig. 2 is a-plan positionthat is, the roller J away from the view of the same. roller I. As shown in the drawings, the

The improved mop-wringer A is provided spring K is made of a rubber band passing 2 5 with a frame B, having two standards 0 C over the socket K and under the bent part connected with each othernear their lower of the arm P. ends by a cross-bar D. Near the upper ends The device is used as follows: The frame B of the standards 0 O are formed or secured is placed in the pail F, with the hooksE enthe hooks E, adapted to engage the top rim gaging the top rim of the pail, as is plainly 0 of the pail F, in which themop-wringer A is shown in Fig. l. The arms H are then adto be set, as is plainly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. justed so as to engage the inside of the pail,

In order to hold the frame B in place, the thereby firmly holding the frame in position. standards 0 are provided with slots C, in The operator places one foot in the foot-piece which are held adjustable bolts G, each car- P of the arm P and then takes hold of the 3 5 rying an arm II, adapted to press against the handle N, at the same time placing the mop inside of the pail in line with the hook E, exto be wrung between the two open rollers I tending from the Outside of the pail. By and J. The operator then moves the handle moving the bolts G up or down in the slots 0 N upward, so that the frame K, with its roller the arms can be swunginto proper position J, swings toward the roller I, thereby pressing 40 that is, until they rest at their outer ends the mop between the two rollers. The operagainst the inside of the pail. ator by having hold of the mop-handle draws In the upper ends of the standards 0 is the latter upward, so that the mop is wrung journaled a roller I, made of rubber,wood, or dry in passing outward between the rollers I other suitable material, and opposite this and J. 5

45 roller I is located a second roller J ,mounted It will be seen that the operator can conto turn in suitable bearings formed in a U- veniently regulate the pressure of the two shaped frame K, pivoted at its ends at L to rollers I and J on the mop by pressing on the the outsides of the standards O C, as is plainly handle N to whatever degree is desired. As

shown in Fig. 1. The U-shaped frame K is soon as the operator releases the pressure on 50 provided in its middle with an outwardlythe handle N, the spring Q draws the frame extending socket K, in which is adapted to K back to its former position-that is, the

roller J moves away from the roller I to permitanotherinsertion of the mop between the said rollers Whenever desired.

It will be seen that by this construction the device is firmly held in place, and at the same time the pail is not liable to be upset, as is so frequently the case with mop-wringers as heretofore constructed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a mop-wringer, the combination, with a frame provided with hooks adapted to engage the pail to hold the said frame in place,

of a roller journaled in the upper end of the said frame, a U-shaped frame pivoted to the said frame and adapted to be moved toward and from the same, a second roller journaled in the said U-shaped frame opposite the firstnamed roller, and slotted arms pivoted on the first-named roller and having their slots engaged by the trunnions of the second roller, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a mop-Wringer, the combination, with a frame provided with hooks adapted to engage the pail, and adjustable arms held on the said frame and adapted to engage the inside of the pail, of a roller journaled in the upper end of the said frame,a U-shaped frame pivoted to the said frame and adapted to be moved toward and from the same, a second roller journaled in the said U-shaped frame opposite the first-named roller, and slotted arms pivoted on the trunnions of the firstnamed roller and engaged in their slots by the trunnion of the second roller, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a mop-wringer, the combination, with a frame provided with hooks adapted to engage the pail to hold the said frame in place, of a roller journaled in the upper end of the said frame, a U-shaped frame pivoted to the said frame and adapted to be moved toward and from the same,a second roller journaled in the said U shaped frame opposite the firstnamed roller slotted arms pivoted on the firstnamed roller and having slots engaged by the trunnions of the second roller, and a handle connected with the middle of the said U- shaped frame and serving to move'the same, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a mop-wringer, the combination,with a frame provided with hooks adapted to engage the pail to hold the said frame in place, of a roller journaled in the upper end of the said frame, a U-shaped frame pivoted to the said frame and adapted to be moved toward and from the same, a second roller journaled in the said U-shaped frame opposite the firstnamed roller, slotted arms pivoted 011 the firstnamed roller and having slots engaged by the trunnions of the second roller, a handle connected with the middle of the said U-shaped frame and serving to move the same, and an arm having a foot-piece andconnected with the said frame and adapted to engage the top rim of the pail, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a mop-\vringer, the combination,with a frame provided with hooks adapted to engage the pail to hold the said frame in place, of a roller journaled in the upper end of the said frame, a U-shaped frame pivoted to the said frame and adapted to be moved toward and from the same, a second roller journaled in the said U shaped frame opposite the firstnamed roller, slotted arms pivoted on the firstnamed roller and having slots engaged by the trunnions of the second roller, a handle connected with the middle of the said U-shaped frame and serving to move the same, an arm having a foot-piece and connected with the said frame and adapted to engage the top rim of the pail, and'a spring connecting the said arm with the said U-shaped frame to hold the latter in an open position, substantially as shown and described.

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